I want to experience the intensity of competition again – Wenger

The North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham has always been a massive game, but this weekend it will carry particular weight as both teams look to end a gruelling campaign in style.⁣ Jose Mourinho’s Spurs are however in better form heading into Sunday’s derby against Mikel Arteta’s Gunners at the Emirates Stadium as they are the only team in the English Premier League to have won their last three matches. But can they extend that run into the derby?⁣ ⁣ Get more on The Nutmeg, showing exclusively on the YouTube page of Guardian Nigeria. Just click the link in our bio and do remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel.⁣ ⁣

The North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham has always been a massive game, but last weekend it carried particular weight as ⁣Arsenal's win against Tottenham shows steady progress under Arteta.

The Kremlin has said the UK's decision to increase its nuclear arsenal represents a serious blow to arms control. Moscow also said it would take Britain's move into account when working on its own military planning.

Solomon Fowowe on The Nutmeg today previews Arsenal vs Liverpool, RB Leipzig vs Bayern Munich, Leicester vs Man City games for this week.

Jose Mourinho was sacked as manager of Tottenham Hotspur on Monday after a poor run of form, according to Sky Sports. A 2-2 draw on Friday against Everton left Tottenham, Champions League finalists in 2019, in seventh place in the Premier League and unlikely to reach the top four.

Around 2,000 Arsenal fans protest prior to their team's Premier League match with Everton, registering once again their distaste for the club's owner Stan Kroenke after the European Super League fiasco. "We want our voices to be heard, we want to have a say in how the club is being run," says one demonstrator.

This was the moment England and Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka walked into a wall of letters from fans.

During her first term as German chancellor, Angela Merkel had to deal with the economic and financial crisis of 2008, which helped forge her image as a defender of Germany's interests and her fellow citizens' savings. But there would be more challenges to come: the migrant crisis in 2015, and the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. How will German history remember this scientist by training, who grew up in what was then East Germany, who defied the odds to become Germany's first woman chancellor? As Merkel prepares to bow out after 16 years in power, our Berlin correspondents report on her legacy.

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta praises his team and the impact of having fans in the stadium after his team struck three times inside 35 minutes to beat Tottenham 3-1 and move above their north London rivals in the Premier League table.

Liverpool’s former captain and talisman Steven Gerrard has been appointed the new manager of Aston Villa. The position became vacant when Villa sacked Dean Smith on Sunday after a run of five successive Premier League defeats. Gerrard has enjoyed a hugely successful period at Rangers where he managed to break Celtic’s nine year hold on the Scottish Premiership title.

In a statement, the club said Marsch had signed a deal as head coach that will run until June 2025. Pending international clearance the 48-year-old American's first game in charge will be Saturday's trip to Leicester City.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to speed up Pyongyang's nuclear development during a military parade to celebrate the founding of the country's armed forces.